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Dozens of worshippers pray outside the Haidari Mosque in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.

Pakistan Calls Off Limits On Mosque Attendance In Time For Ramadan

The clampdown on public gatherings was openly defied by clerics and worshippers. Now the government has changed the rules as the holy month is about to begin.

Pakistan Calls Off Limits On Mosque Attendance In Time For Ramadan

The clampdown on public gatherings was openly defied by clerics and worshippers. Now the government has changed the rules as the holy month is about to begin.

Clarence Shields, an Army veteran, pickets with a small group of activists from the American Federation of Government Employees local 424 and the National Association of Government Employees local R3-19 during the coronavirus pandemic, outside the Baltimore VA Medical Center, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Baltimore.

VA Medical Facilities Struggle To Cope With Coronavirus

The Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling with shortages of workers at its health care facilities as it cares for veterans infected with the novel coronavirus.

A coding student takes a course on the computer programming language COBOL in 1997 ahead of the Y2K computer meltdown. The coronavirus pandemic has created a dearth of programmers who know how to operate in the pre-Internet coding language.

'COBOL Cowboys' Aim To Rescue Sluggish State Unemployment Systems

State officials say aging computers systems that rely on a pre-Internet programming language may be causing delays in processing jobless benefits. The Texas-based group COBOL Cowboys wants to help.

This Earth Day Is Like No Other. Here's How To Grieve And Stay Engaged

Behind fears over the coronavirus pandemic, lies an even deeper worry about the fate of our planet. Here are tools to process these feelings and find the courage to face the future.

Girón Merchy, 45, works in the radiology department at Riotinto Hospital in Huelva. On March 18, she began to feel the symptoms of the coronavirus. One day later it was confirmed that she had been infected with COVID-19. She has been in isolation at her home, avoiding physical contact with her two children and her partner.

In Spain, Photographers Come Together To Tell The Full Story Of The Pandemic

Photographers from around the country are sharing their work via the Instagram account #Covidphotodiaries.

Israelis stand in silence on a street in Tel Aviv on Tuesday as sirens wailed across Israel for two minutes marking the annual day of remembrance for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

New Report Notes Rise In Coronavirus-Linked Anti-Semitic Hate Speech

The report, released Monday by researchers at Tel Aviv University, notes an 18% increase in anti-Semitic violence in 2019 and recent accusations blaming Jews for causing and spreading the coronavirus.

As coronavirus surges in some communities, some health care systems are overloaded. Federal estimates suggest that coronavirus cases and deaths could get a lot worse in many places without continued social distancing measures.

What Happens If U.S. Reopens Too Fast? Documents Show Federal Coronavirus Projections

As some states move to lift social distancing restrictions, government documents reveal how much more lethal the pandemic could still be without careful mitigation efforts.

Pictured above is Country Hills Post Acute nursing home in El Cajon where there have been confirmed COVID-19 cases among staff and residents, April 20, 2020.

Senior Care Facilities Seek Legal Immunity During Coronavirus Pandemic

Groups representing California nursing homes and assisted living facilities, along with other health providers, say such protections are needed. Advocates say they would excuse elder abuse.

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is seen in yellow, emerging from cells (in blue and pink) cultured in the lab. This image is from a scanning electron microscope.

State Releases List Of Nursing Homes With Coronavirus Cases

The state released the list after weeks of complaints by families, doctors and advocates for the elderly. But the list is not complete — it doesn't include assisted living facilities and is based on self reporting from skilled nursing homes.

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